Welcome to Ipact
Ipact Specialises in Maternal and Newborn Health Programme Evaluation
Ipact is part of Immpact, an internationally recognised maternal and newborn health research group at the University of Aberdeen.
Our purpose is to generate new knowledge, share evidence and advance best practice in monitoring and evaluation in order to improve maternal and newborn health in developing countries.
Capacity Strengthening
Ipact works with Southern partners to strengthen the capacity of individuals and institutions to generate new knowledge and improve evidence based decision making.
Since launching in 2007, Ipact has provided technical assistance and training to a wide range of organisations, including UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF, DFID, AusAID and GTZ. We have completed several evaluation missions and provided monitoring and evaluation training in low and middle income countries throughout Africa and Asia.
News
The MANEO initiative
MANEO is a new web-based initiative to improve maternal and neonatal heath programme implementation through sharing evidence and knowledge.
MANEO will provide a help line for practitioners in low and middle income countries to receive information tailored to their specific needs. A new journal will be established to capture programme relevant knowledge and practice and will help users to develop their skills sufficiently well to write for publicaiton in scientific journals. A vibrant, virtual global network and community of practice forum will facilitate collaboration and the sharing of information, experiences and ideas among users.
MANEO is a joint initiative between Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Argentina, Université de Ouagadougou (AFRICSanté), Burkina Faso, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, India and Immpact, University of Aberdeen, Scotland initial funding support provided by The MacArthur Foundation.
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Survey findings published.
The findings of a maternal, newborn and child health survey carried out in selected northern districts in Bangladesh has recently been published by BRAC and Ipact, University of Aberdeen.
The population based cross sectional survey was carried out in four maternal and child health intervention districts and two further districts where no additional interventions were planned. The results will help guide the planning and management of future MNCH interventions optimising their impact as well as supporting any further analysis.
Ipact is a member of NIDOS
